What really irritates me is not only Bob's point, but the fact that the person who finds what I've been looking for finds a perfect specimen, when I can only find broken or worn specimens, AND I know that person intends to stick it in a jar of shells to decorate their bathroom.
-- Bob Winters <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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I get very inflective over say, Inflectarius inflectus Say. I always
complain when finding only Elliptio complanata Lightfoot. In order to avoid
injury, one must be very lightfooted when walking over a bed of these
shells.
Bob
On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 1:24 PM, Carole Marshall <
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> Could be a funny subject David. My pet peeve is looking for a particular
> shell, only to have some clueless person walk up to me and ask "Do you know
> what this is"? And have MY shell.
> Carole
>
> In a message dated 7/5/2015 1:43:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Idle holiday weekend question:
>
> Do other collectors find themselves experiencing disappointment, mild
> irritation or frustration when they encounter something that looks good at
> first glance but turns out to be mundane? Are there certain species that
> are pet peeves?
>
> As I'm culling drift, I'm looking for the tell-tale spiral of most
> gastropods, but also items that are highly colored and highly sculptured.
>
> For Caribbean drift, Bittiolum varium ranks up there for my personal
> fool's gold. I know--I should appreciate it for what it is. And I've
> learned to "look past" my initial responses.
>
> What are other shell addicts' experiences? Objects of loathing and spite?
>
> David Kirsh, LPC, RN
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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